Tonight’s State of the Union guests represent a deeply divided America

President Donald Trump's second State of the Union address tonight is supposed to focus on "unity."

"We can bridge old divisions, heal old wounds, build new coalitions, forge new solutions and unlock the extraordinary promise of America's future," Trump plans to say, according to an excerpt distributed by the White House.

But the audience in the House chamber of the US Capitol tonight will reflect the country's seemingly intractable divisions, which have deepened after two years of a Trump presidency. Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle, and the US president himself, have invited dozens of guests who represent some of the most polarizing issues in the United States, and the most debilitating problems the world's largest economy faces.

Alexandra Goddard, a Portland, Oregon student and anti-gun violence advocate, will be the guest of Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, a Democrat from Oregon.